Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172H N3227L

10 March 1985 · Buena Vista, Georgia, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 March 1985 at about 21:50 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N3227L was involved in an accident near Buena Vista, Georgia, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 21:50
Classification
Accident
Location
Buena Vista, Georgia, United States
Nearest airport
Marion County (82A)
Coordinates
32.3107, -84.5097
Aircraft
Cessna 172H
Registration
N3227L
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Columbus → Buena Vista
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL85LA116

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACFT SLIPPED ON FINAL DUE TO BEING HIGH. LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. ON SECOND TOUCHDOWN RUDDER WAS STILL APPLIED AND ACFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY COLLIDING WITH DITCH BANK.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

Other Cessna 172 accidents

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
10 Feb 1985 Cessna 172
N3056V
Boise, Idaho, United States
no coordinates
Billy W COX No injuries -
10 Aug 1985 Cessna 172M
N1518V
Pearland, Texas, United States - Minor injuries -
5 Oct 1985 Cessna 172
N4016F
Guilford, Missouri, United States - Minor injuries -
17 Nov 1985 Cessna 172N
N738PL
Mt Carmel, Illinois, United States Frank J. Altadonna Fatal 2
27 Mar 1985 Cessna 172G
N3757L
Show Low, Arizona, United States - No injuries -
17 Feb 1985 Cessna 172
N84578
Spanaway, Washington, United States - No injuries -

All 12,209 records for this type

Other accidents in this area

Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
5 Oct 1985 Piper PA-32-300
N8831F
Perry, Georgia, United States Geoffrey Green Serious injuries -
21 Oct 1985 Cessna 182P
N66RD
Hawkinsville, Georgia, United States - No injuries -
6 Oct 1985 Mooney M20J
N4287H
Americus, Georgia, United States - Serious injuries -
21 Feb 1985 Piper PA-22-150
N1613P
Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -
28 Feb 1985 Piper PA-23-250
N4565P
Reidsville, Georgia, United States - Minor injuries -
28 Feb 1985 Luscombe 8A
N71877
Suches, Georgia, United States - Minor injuries -

All 170,864 records in United States